Ex-NFL stars, New Horizons unite

By Sam Waller
Posted September 15, 2010 at 6 a.m.

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Three former NFL players, including 1987 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown, are partnering with New Horizons as part of the Athletes Against Child Abuse program.

Brown and two other former NFL players, Frank Harris and Rickey Dixon, were in the Big Country to visit New Horizon’s facility near Goldthwaite. The three spoke at a news conference Tuesday at Abilene Regional Airport before driving south.

Abilene-based New Horizons is a private, nonprofit agency that provides care and services for children, youth and families in abusive situations. Its mission, according to its website, is to provide an environment where children, families and staff are able to heal and grow through caring relationships and unconditional love and acceptance.